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Narragansett has asked state lawmakers for permission to increase the landing fee to 50 cents on every Galilee-bound ferry ticket.

The following letter to Josh Linda of Interstate Navigation was copied to The Block Island Times : Dear Mr. Linda, The Board and volunteers of Helping Hands wish to again thank you for the amazing support you have provided to our...

The Lighthouse Inn in Point Judith has greeted Block Islanders as they exit the ferry for decades. Unfortunately, it has also become an eyesore in recent years. The Lighthouse Inn, formerly the Dutch Inn, has been closed since 2015. The land is...

Dear Block Island, Thank you! With your generosity I was able to raise $2,051 for Water For South Sudan. That was my most successful fundraiser yet. Thank you to everyone who came by the bake sale, sent money, participated in the raffle and showed...

The Town of New Shoreham is under a winter storm warning, along with much of southeastern New England. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour are anticipated, with significant snow fall, and astronomical high tides that can impact roads, particularly...

To the Editor, On Friday, December 17, I arrived at the ferry dock early... 2:45 for the 4 o’clock boat to Point Judith. It was a beautiful day – more like mid-May that mid-December. A guy named Joe (I think he was new) was manning the check-in...

Interstate Navigation met with the New Shoreham Town Council for its yearly Q and A session, and the answers to the questions leaned heavily toward “maybe.” With two of the three members of the Town Council, Martha Ball and Mark Emmanuelle,...

The Old Harbor Task Force gave a report to the Town Council on December 6 and presented a host of problems and solutions for the downtown area. Chair Margie Comings was available to answer any questions of the council, which had received the written...

The Town Council voted unanimously to work with the Tourism Council on a Social and Environmental Sustainability Plan for Block Island Tourism. Executive Director of the Tourism Council, Jess Willi, appeared before the council to explain that Dr...

Where the Block Island Ferry runs between Point Judith and Old Harbor lies a patch of ocean that offers a variety of conditions and concerns for mariners. Wind direction, wind velocity, wave height, swell direction, poor visibility, tankers, tugs...